7-Hour Ho Chi Minh City Walking Tour
Description
Walk amongst the colonial remains and Vietnamese cultural influences in Ho Chi Minh City - once known as Saigon, the capital of the French colonisers. Visit the bustling Ba Chieu market, and admire the exquisite Jade Emperor Pagoda. Remember the colonial era as you walk around the Notre Dame Cathedral, explore the Reuinifaction Halls and Opera House, and come to understand more recent colonial history at the War Remnants Museum.
Highlights
- Visit the Ba Chieu Market
- Explore the Le Van Duet Temple & Jade Emperor Pagoda
- See the colonial-era architecture, such as the Opera House
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Start your day in this bustling city with a trip to a historical War Remnant Museum – the place stores proofs of the crimes committed during the Vietnam war.
Drive out of the downtown to go to Le Van Duyet temple.
Walk to Ba Chieu market, where you can see how local people do business.
Stop on the route to visit a local lacquer factory to learn the process of making lacquer.
Have lunch at a local restaurant and taste the authentic cuisine – Com Nieu.
After lunch, visit Jade Emperor Pagoda.
Go to the Independence Palace (Reunification Halls), the working place of French colonists before 1954 and of the South Vietnam government before 1975.
Go deep inside the SG environment by walking through “April 30th” park to see the culture of Cafe Bet.
Take photos at Notre Dame Cathedral, a Catholic Church built in the French colonial style.
Stop by at the City Post Office, an impressive building with fantastic carvings on the wall.
Pass by City Hall and Opera House. The latter is a classical building with magnificent architecture that served the entertainment needs of the French colonists.
Stop at a souvenir shop to get a Vietnamese gift for friends and family.
What's Included
Transportation
English-speaking Vietnamese tour guide (other languages available upon request)
Lunch
Entrance fees
Water and wet tissue
What's Excluded
Personal expenses
Tips and gratuities
Travel insurance
Meeting Point
Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
Adult | |
2 To 4 | VND 780000 Per Person |
This is a private tour |